Study Guide for Essential Health Assessment (1st Edition) by Janice M. Thompson | Nursing Health Assessment Review Questions & Answers | Exam Prep 2025/2026

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Chapter01UnderstandingHealthAssessment ______________________________________________________ 1
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Chapter02InterviewingthePatientfortheHealthHistory _____________________________________________ 11
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Chapter03TakingtheHealthHistory ____________________________________________________________ 40
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Chapter04AssessingNutritionandAnthropometricMeasurements _____________________________________ 61
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Chapter05AssessmentTechniques _____________________________________________________________ 88
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Chapter06GeneralSurveyandAssessingVitalSigns ________________________________________________ 99
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Chapter07AssessingPain ___________________________________________________________________ 128
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Chapter08AssessingtheSkin,Hair,andNails ____________________________________________________ 149
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Chapter09AssessingtheHead,Face,Mouth,andNeck ______________________________________________ 188
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Chapter10AssessingtheEars ________________________________________________________________ 229
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Chapter11AssessingtheEyes ________________________________________________________________ 250
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Chapter12AssessingtheRespiratorySystem _____________________________________________________ 281
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Chapter13AssessingtheCardiovascularSystem __________________________________________________ 308
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Chapter14AssessingtheAbdomen ____________________________________________________________ 335
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Chapter15AssessingthePeripheralVascularSystemandRegionalLymphaticSystem ______________________ 363
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Chapter16AssessingtheMusculoskeletalSystem _________________________________________________ 391
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Chapter17AssessingtheNeurologicalSystem ___________________________________________________ 417
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Chapter18AssessingtheFemaleBreasts,Axillae,andReproductiveSystem ______________________________ 451
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Chapter19AssessingtheMaleBreastsandReproductiveSystem ______________________________________ 477
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Chapter20AssessingtheAnusandRectum ______________________________________________________ 501
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Chapter21AssessingtheNewborn ____________________________________________________________ 517
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Chapter22AssessingtheChildandAdolescent ___________________________________________________ 555
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Chapter23AssessingthePregnantWoman ______________________________________________________ 583
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Chapter24AssessingtheOlderAdult ___________________________________________________________ 612
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1. TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)establishedaglobalstrategycalled“HealthforAll.” The
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goal for this strategy is:
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1. Allindividualstogetthesamehealthcarethroughouttheirlifespans.
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2. Thegovernmenttosupplymoneytocareforallthepeopleintheworld.
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3. Resourcesforhealthcaretobeevenlydistributedandaccessible. b b b b b b b b b




4. Health-careproviderscanneverdenypatientshealthcare. b b b b b b b




2. Healthassessmentisafoundationalandprioritynursingskill.Thisessentialskillrequires
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registered nurses (RNs) to:
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1. Diagnoseandtreatpatients. b b b




2. Identifynormal and abnormalfindings. b b b b




3. Refer patientswith abnormal findings. b b b b




4. Counselpatients with psychosocial needs. b b b b




3. You are assessing apatient with five gunshot wounds on atrauma unit. There is a police presence
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outsidehisdoorbecausethepatientisaknowndrugdealerinthecommunity.Youknow that nurses must
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treat all patients as persons. This is called:
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1. Caring.
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3. Person-centeredcare(PCC). b b




4. Standardsofcare. b b




4. Thescience-basedframeworkupdatedevery10yearsbytheU.S.DepartmentofHealthand
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Human Services that has set national goals and objectives for health promotion and disease
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preventionis:
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1. HealthyPeople. b




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4. WorldHealthOrganization. b b




5. A38-year-oldmalehasafamilyhistoryofcoloncancer.Hisfatherdiedofcoloncanceratage
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48.Thedoctorrecommendedthatthispatienthaveacolonoscopythisyear.Thisisanexampleof:
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1. Primaryhealthprevention. b b




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2. Secondaryhealthprevention. b b




3. Tertiaryhealthprevention. b b




6. Apatient inthehospital puts onhis call light and tells theperson answering that he “thinks he is running a
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fever and has stomach discomfort.” You are the registered nurse in charge. What should you do?
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1. Askthemedicalassistanttogotothepatient’sroomandassesshiscomplaints.
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2. Gochecktoseeifthepatient hasanorderforTylenolfor afever.
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3. Pagetheresidentoncallimmediatelytoassessthepatient.
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4. Gotothepatient’sroomandassessforfeverandtheepigastricdiscomfort.
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7. You are leading an interdisciplinary team conference to discuss how to provide better care for a
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challenging patient who has behavioral problems. There are several areas that need to be problem solved
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andnewideas formulated to createan improved planof care. What cognitive skills areyou using?
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1. Criticalthinking b




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3. Intuitivethinking b




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8. Bestpracticeassessmenttechniquesandinstrumentshavebeenvalidatedby:
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1. AmericanNursesAssociation. b b




2. CodeofEthicsforNursesWithInterpretiveStatements.
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3. Researchandevidence-basedpractice. b b b




4. PatientProtection andAffordableCare Act. b b b b b




9. Healthandillnessaredeterminedbymanyfactors.Whatarethedeterminantsofhealthidentified by the
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Centers for DiseaseControl andPrevention (CDC)? Select all that apply.
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1. Geneticsandbiology b b




2. Genderandoccupation b b




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